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> [I never really liked "cool" books. I plowed through as much Borges and Joyce as possible, read the first half of V. and spent whole Bar Mitzvah checks on Beat poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-never-really-liked-cool-books-i-plowed-through-as-much-borges-and/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

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## Other authors on Borges

## More by Simon Rich

> [Most of my work is, I get an idea, and, with the help of Wikipedia, I can write. I don't have to leave my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/most-of-my-work-is-i-get-an-idea-and-with-the-help-of-wikipedia-i-can/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I never felt ostracized or made to feel strange by obsessing over 'The Onion' or 'Calvin and Hobbes.' That was considered completely normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-never-felt-ostracized-or-made-to-feel-strange-by-obsessing-over-the/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [It's easier to be a grownup than to be a kid. When you're a kid, you lie constantly and people are always calling you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/it-s-easier-to-be-a-grownup-than-to-be-a-kid-when-you-re-a-kid-you/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I was never a cool person; in fact, cool people have always made fun of me. That’s why I loved \[the Robert Cormier YA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-was-never-a-cool-person-in-fact-cool-people-have-always-made-fun-of/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I try not to write jokes that are mean. I try my best to write jokes that are pretty universal and jokes that don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-try-not-to-write-jokes-that-are-mean-i-try-my-best-to-write-jokes/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [People are funny in like young adulthood, just like how people's musical tastes are cool, but it changes very rapidly. In five or ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/people-are-funny-in-like-young-adulthood-just-like-how-people-s/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“I still remember the day I got my first calculator Teacher: All right, children, welcome to fourth grade math. Everyone take a calculator out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-still-remember-the-day-i-got-my-first-calculator-teacher-all-right/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I admired the earnestness of these people, many of whom had joined Greenpeace and marched for noble things in their youth. But I didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-admired-the-earnestness-of-these-people-many-of-whom-had-joined/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I wanted to be an artist after all, and my teachers told me these were the best authors the 20th century had to offer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-wanted-to-be-an-artist-after-all-and-my-teachers-told-me-these-were/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“Before OkCupid profiles became mandated by the Galactic Government, the only way to find a mate was to self-induce brain-damage and beg strangers for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/before-okcupid-profiles-became-mandated-by-the-galactic-government/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“God: Check out this human I designed. Angel: Wow, that looks pretty incredible. How does it work? God: It's pretty complicated. Point to something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/god-check-out-this-human-i-designed-angel-wow-that-looks-pretty/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“I know the odds are against us. I know she’s a siren. I know she’s eaten people. I know she’s five thousand years older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-know-the-odds-are-against-us-i-know-she-s-a-siren-i-know-she-s/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“Otto could be extremely convincing. During our sophomore year, he’d persuaded me to boycott McDonald’s, even though they’d recently brought back the McRib.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/otto-could-be-extremely-convincing-during-our-sophomore-year-he-d/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [I never really liked "cool" books. I plowed through as much Borges and Joyce as possible, read the first half of V. and spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-never-really-liked-cool-books-i-plowed-through-as-much-borges-and/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

> [“I spend long, long time in shoe box.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-rich/i-spend-long-long-time-in-shoe-box/)

[Simon Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-rich/)

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